Funny Girl Movie Basics

Year of Release: 1968
Running Time: 2 hrs. 31 min.
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Willliam Wyler
Screenwriter: Isobel Lennart
Producers: Raymond Stark and William Wyler
Studio: Columbia Pictures

Funny Girl Synopsis

The "set to music" story of how real-life Broadway and radio star Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) broke into show biz and broke her heart in 1920's New York City.

Funny Girl Cast

Barbra Streisand		-		Fanny Brice
Omar Sharif		-		Nick Arnstein
Kay Medford		-		Rose Brice
Anne Francis		-		Georgia James
Walter Pidgeon		-		Florenz Ziegfeld

Funny Girl Awards and Nominations

1968 Academy Awards®		Best Actress - Barbra Streisand (Win)
		Best Supporting Actress - Kay Medford (Nom)
		Best Picture (Nom)
		Best Cinematography (Nom)
		Best Editing (Nom)
		Best Score (Nom)
		Best Song (Nom)
		Best Sound (Nom)
1969 Golden Globes Awards®		Best Actress - Musical/Comedy - Barbra Streisand (Win)